Christer Larsson has been appointed Vice President of Food & Beverage at Radisson Hotel Group

Larsson reports to Thorsten Kirschke, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Carlson Hotels, The Americas. Larsson’s appointment supports Carlson Hotels’ Ambition 2015 growth strategy, the company’s initiative to expand its portfolio to more than 1,500 hotels around the world by 2015. Larsson has 30 years of experience in the hotel industry, working in chef, sous-chef and executive chef roles for the Westin Hotel Corporation, Hyatt Corporation and Aquavit in New York. He has also been a restaurateur, developing and operating Christer’s Restaurant Group and, later, Alta Restaurant. Larsson returned to the hotel industry in 2005, taking a position as a consulting chef at Itchycoo Bar & Kitchen at the Radisson Blu Edinburgh in Scotland. He joined The Rezidor Hotel Group in 2005 as a consultant for Food & Beverage Brands and has acted as vice president of Rezidor’s Food and Beverage division since 2009. In May, Carlson became the majority shareholder in The Rezidor Hotel Group.